Handbook of Airsickness for the Canadian Forces Air Navigation School (CFANS)

Abstract

Airsickness is a common occurrence among aircrew trainees, particularly during the initial training phase. It is well known that motion sickness afflicts the passenger far more than the driver of the vehicle. The objectives of this handbook are to assist student-navigators to dispel myths about airsickness, to recognize the mechanism of airsickness during their initial training, to provide some practical countermeasures and to propose future training strategies in order to minimize the impact of airsickness on operation. Although this handbook is written specifically for CFANS and the investigation into the specific cause of airsickness in navigators is based on the CT-142, other CF navigators, aircrew and flight surgeons may find some of the information useful as well.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2000
Accession Number
ADA375321

Entities

People

  • B. Cheung

Organizations

  • Defence Research and Development Canada

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Navigation
  • Aircrafts
  • Angular Motion
  • Digestive System Processes
  • Ear
  • Eye Movements
  • Flight Training
  • Motion Sickness
  • National Security
  • Navigation
  • Navigators
  • Rotation
  • Security
  • Skull
  • Students
  • Trainees
  • Training

Readers

  • Brain and Cognitive Science; Experimental Psychology; Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Educational Psychology
  • Materials Science